Abraham Ortelius, Abraham Ortelius his epitome of the theatre of the worlde, 1603 - binding view.

Binding for everyday use in Shakespeare's time.
Elizabethan books were usually sold unbound, the price being set by a Stationers' Company ordinance, or regulation, of 1586 at 1d. [one old penny] per ...

Bass Recorder, late 17th/early 18th century

This is a bass recorder - a large instrument made of maple, and stained dark brown. The crook, 'fish-tail' key, and mount are of brass. It was probably made by Thomas Stanesby (senior).
late 17th/early ...

Bishops Itchington. Mrs Emerson and her rug

Mrs Emerson and her rug at Old Town Farm, Bishop's Itchington. February 15th 1955
[The electoral register for 1955 show that Ada and John Emerson were in fact living at Brookside Holding, Bishops Itchington ...

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Canada Goose decoy

This is a polychrome pine floating goose decoy, detailed with stylised plumage. Decoys were carved and painted by hunters, who set out to capture the essence of a bird rather than creating precise ornithological ...

Canada Goose flying decoy

This is a painted pine decoy model of a goose, with its neck extended and wings outstretched. It is made from two straight-edged pieces of wood and painted in black and white. The eyes are made from tacks ...

Carved wooden panel

This panel would have been used as a support for when writing on one's knee, and belonged to George Eliot. The author's friend Elma Stuart, who gave it to George Eliot in 1878, may have carved it.
George ...

Embroidery Sample

Foot Stool

This footstool was the property of author George Eliot. The tapestry's red leaf design is thought to have been sewn by George Eliot herself.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress ...

Gasparo Contarini, The commonwealth and government of Venice, 1599 - binding

A hard-wearing vellum binding of Shakespeare's time.
This volume is in its original binding of flexible vellum, with a hand-sewn spine. Vellum (a kind of leather from very young, still-born, or foetal ...